WWALS Watershed Coalition advocates for conservation and stewardship of the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, and Suwannee River watersheds in south Georgia and north Florida through education, awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen activities.

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We asked the state of Georgia to upgrede our main Suwannee River Basin rivers
(and some lakes and swamps) from their current lowest water quality classification as Fishing
to what they really are: Recreational Use.
You can help!

Every three years, federal law requires each state to review its water quality standards.
2019 is such a year for Georgia, so the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GA-EPD)
is conducting a Triennial Review.
The
request WWALS sent to GA-EPD, background, and their response
are all
on the WWALS website.
Our request was rather long, with 23 pages asking for reclassification of
the
Suwannee River,
the
Okefenokee Swamp,
the
Alapaha River,
Lake Irma,
Banks Lake,
Grand Bay,
the
Withlacoochee River,
the
Little River,
and
Reed Bingham State Park Lake,
all from Fishing to Recreational Use.
The WWALS cover letter
is included at the end of this blog post.
For the rest, see
the WWALS website.